PIA-Caraga News Service - Saturday, June 11, 2011

BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) – The local government allotted funds amounting to P9.8 million as support for the 65 registered barangay-based.

Earlier, each of the 65 cooperatives were granted a no-interest loan worth Php150,000 as capital for their projects.

Reynaldo Piencenaves, chief of City Cooperative and Enterprise Development Office (CCEDO) advised the cooperative that gradual payment should be made by the cooperatives so that they can avoid liquidity problems later.

The City Treasurer's Office targets to collect P3 million in loan repayments this year, he said. (PIA-Caraga)

City Library continues to provide service on Saturdays

by Imarc Verga

BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) - In response to requests of students and teachers, the Butuan City Library announced that it will provide services even on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

According to Ms. Grace Montilla, chief of the Butuan City Library, students, teachers and even researchers may now have the opportunity to use the library facilities even during Saturdays.

“There are some instances where students, especially in the graduate school have only the time to use the library during Saturdays because they are working during weekdays. Thus, we really have to understand situations like these,” Montilla said.

Montilla said the city library is using Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) and Book Borrowing Database for easy access and use of the books and other reading materials inside the library.

With these developments, students and researchers are advised to visit and make use all the facilities and services inside the city library. (PIA-Caraga)